[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-golden-age-of-basketball":3,"chapter-the-golden-age-of-basketball-the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1876":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Golden Age of Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1445343,1896,"Chapter 1876 86: Butterfly_3","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1876",1876,"\u003Cp>Then Gan Guoyang passed the ball to Sun Jun, but Sun Jun's pass to Yao Ming was intercepted by Payton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>China Team's two point guards lack the ability to attack independently, allowing Payton to leave Li Xiaoyong and directly assist in defending the paint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team USA counterattacked, causing Sun Jun to commit a defensive foul, prompting Jiang Xingquan to decide on a substitution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhizhi replaced Yao Ming, Guo Shiqiang replaced Li Xiaoyong, Li Nan replaced Sun Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team USA also actively rotated players, bringing in Ray Allen to replace Carter, and Smith made both free throws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>14:7, the gap widened again to 7 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Americans' individual abilities are indeed very strong, solving several plays through personal skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Nan and Guo Shiqiang's entry did not immediately show effective results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chinese players have improved significantly compared to the past, but when facing the full effort of American NBA stars, the gap is still apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>China Team's real advantage relies on one person, Gan Guoyang. His performance dictates China Team's direction and fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the match, Gan Guoyang told Jiang Xingquan that tonight, not a single minute should pass without him on the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a 7-point difference, Gan Guoyang was not in a hurry to seize the ball and attack. He realized his game start wasn't optimal tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to find ways to slowly regain his offensive feel, while also activating his teammates and restraining the opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the court, Gan Guoyang entered a focused state, blocking out everything external, concentrating solely on the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the offense, he got the ball in the low post, observed Team USA's defensive positioning, and made a long pass to the left corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Nan got an open opportunity, received the ball, attempted a three-pointer, but missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gan Guoyang appeared under the basket, grabbed the rebound, and scored with a putback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Gan Guoyang switched defensively onto Payton and successfully stole the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Payton immediately counter-stole, reclaiming the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game evolved from initial point-grabbing to a tussle for ball possession as it progressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a war, starting with planes and tanks, progressing into a quagmire for territory control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>China Team, or rather Gan Guoyang, intentionally drew the game into this pattern to neutralize Team USA's individual strength advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another reason is Gan Guoyang needs to buy time until he finds his shooting rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this Olympic final, he wouldn't waste attempts just to build shooting feel; each shot needed caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might be the most prudent game Gan Guoyang has ever played in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang no longer stood with hands on hips, actively engaging in every defense, pressing the Americans holding the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team USA's issue was their lack of synergy, due to short-term training and few games together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Gan Guoyang managed three steals in five possessions—though two were counter-steals by Team USA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation on the court was chaotic, with the score frozen at 14:9 for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as Gan Guoyang drew a foul under the basket, successfully making two free throws, the score tightened to 14:11.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carl realized, Ah Gan, this sly veteran, was controlling the game, slowly bringing it into his speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, with ten minutes into the first half, Carl called a timeout, reshuffling the players again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jide and Carter came on, Vin Baker replaced Rashim, and Carl was determined to maintain the swapping tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Gan Guoyang, the timeout was a resting phase; he told his teammates, \"Endure this defensive phase, don't let Team USA widen the score. Once I'm in rhythm, I'll take them down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang's straightforward words resonated well, everyone knew, after enduring this phase, Gan Guoyang would dismantle Team USA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang had always been true to his promises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Post-timeout, Jide broke through for a beautiful dish to Garnett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garnett charged into the paint with a peculiar move neither like a shot nor a layup, only to get blocked by Gan Guoyang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>China Team countered, the ball was given to Gan Guoyang, but Gan Guoyang wasn't in a hurry, slowing the pace, suddenly finding Liu Yudong cutting to the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct pass to the basket, Liu Yudong received the ball, bumped the defender away, scored with a layup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>China Team utilized Gan Guoyang extensively, yet gave opportunities to others as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xingquan understood, the Americans had better stamina; they rotated extensively, and if China Team relied on just a few players, they'd crumble later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter who it was, the first good play from them couldn't drag, especially defensively, it couldn't collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, it came down to Gan Guoyang's play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game grew deeper and increasingly intense; Gan Guoyang on the court seemed to have reverted to being 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 36, he resembled less an old veteran, being seemingly everywhere on the court—something he hadn't done in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partly because FIBA courts are smaller than NBA ones, yet predominantly because this was the Olympic final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang wisely avoided competing against Team USA in offense or relying on shooting feel to surpass them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he competed in defense, pulling everyone's field goal percentages down, keeping the score margin tight, ensuring a chance in the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang stole again, having familiarized himself with Jide and Payton's passing strategies, leading to multiple successful predictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a successful steal, Gan Guoyang didn't rush the counterattack, choosing rather to slow down and align with teammates for coordinated plays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if China Team's players weren't strong enough, Gan Guoyang had to rely on them, guiding them to find the rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both teams started missing frequently, battling through several scoreless possessions, with China Team utterly exhausting themselves in defense, persistently following and pestering.\u003C\u002Fp>",950,"2026-06-06T01:42:08.237Z",1,"novelbin.me","6e8a4bdc0a947da9ec3a1edb6141706144641160bae952bc14336acc7277b0cd","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1877","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1875",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]